Stick Welding Basics for Beginners: How to Stick Weld
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- Let's go over everything that you need to know when starting out with Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), also known as stick welding. This video cover welders, safety gear and equipment, welding electrodes, striking an arc, tacking and proper welding technique. If you're looking to improve your welding skills or learn how to build so great projects, check out the other videos on my channel and subscribe to get the latest videos delivered to you.
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How long should one wait to chip slag and then grind? Different sites I've visited have time listed from minutes to days.
Thanks for video have safety question I've never used a table to weld so thinking about getting one so my question is if I ground to table is the table hot if I touch it will shock me
You just about covered 6 months of basic welding training course in 24 minutes. Good job.
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WOW
Except for the f**cking imperial units...
@@TheChzoronzon We Americans feel the same way about metric units.
@@chumbucket1313 And now is when I quote:
"Imperial units, the traditional system of weights and measures used officially in Great Britain from 1824 until the adoption of the metric system beginning in 1965. . Imperial units are now legally defined in metric terms." to demostrate how outdated and silly is your system...
...but I know well how utterly improductive is that discussion, so I'll leave after this passive-agressive post. Bye!
My dad was a welder in a shipyard from age 16-49. He passed away at age 49; I was 16. I'm 28 now and have been thinking about going to school for welding. Thanks for your video! It was really helpful
You wanna die young too?
The lesson is .. stay away from welding..the fumes will kill you
@@cliveswabs9365 well protect your self. Because after all someone has to do it.
What machine is better for welding stainless steel motorcycle exhausts. Flux core or arc welding. I saw they sell stainless wire for flux core and have welding rods for stainless also. Most of use will be for repairing cracked frames, add on accessories. The grade of metal here in there Philippines is not good and alot of the china made motorcycles have metal failure. Brackets from factory to hold top boxes break because of bumpy roads. Most people here on the island drive motorcycles. Not for business use if a friend needs something welded I will do for free and for my own motorcycles.
Protect yourself, maybe your father died from the welding fumes so early.
I used your courses to get certified. Saved me 18K.
Finally someone explains so a desk jockey can understand! Thanks.
Ditto! Excellent videos! Thanks, Tim!
Great video. Thank you
Just got taught this by my elderly neighbor who has been a welder for 30+ years! He was taken back that I was wanting to learn this skill because Im a girl 😂 he said if I did get into welding school he'd make my leather apron and jacket 😂
that's awesome, you go girl
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Hell yeah that's awesome! Nothing quite like having an older pro teach you bits and pieces, they know a lot of bygone tricks, stick (joke intended) at it, and show the guys in the trade who's boss
Good for you. I think it's a basic construction skill set that everyone should know. Like basic woodwork, plumbing, electric, masonry, earthworks, how come we never get taught these basic life skills in school
Good for you... Go for it 👊
I normally watch a couple of videos before subscribing, I subscribed to you about half way through the first. I'm a chef by trade who went back to school for a law degree, neither of these taught me how to weld…ok I might have let a pot boil dry as a commis. This is the most comprehensive and clear instructional video I’ve seen. You’ve assumed no knowledge without being patronising which is a great teaching skill to have.
Awesome! Thank you!
How do you not have a million subscribers im just learning and have watched a lot of very confusing videos. Yours are so well explained and make excited not frustrated to keep up with it. Thanks 👍
Thanks Tim, as a non-welder trying to get into welding, you've definitely explained a LOT and I feel very well informed and ready to get into stick welding. Also I've heard it's better to start with stick vs TIG because TIG is more forgiving and moving from stick > TIG is easier, vs moving TIG > stick being harder.
Personally I think stick is easier than tig. The difficulty from easiest to hardest mig > stick > tig for me anyway
Stick is jumping into the water when you can't swim. I had no idea what I was doing at the begging. Understanding the electrodes, your machine and reason why and how the arc is forming and the welding process itself, what you want and what needs to happen for a weld to be good,most essentially, you want to know everything about safety,from handling the machine and your working enviroment to the safety gear to protect you from heat,radiation,slag,rouge material and toxic fumes. After you know those fundamentals of being a welder ,with time and practice you will get better and better. You often see a lot of people get into stick welding without properly learning about it or how to do it. That's bad because you don't want to make a faulty weld that will brake under load and possibly do serious damaga too humans and or property. Especially if you weld something that's important to be durable and reliable. It's an amazing thing to be able to weld,and very useful, also very good profesion in terms of payment but not so much in terms of working conditions, at least not always
Hello Tim, Jose from Puerto Rico and my first commentary here. This is a great channel and I'm glad I found it. I'm 65 and retired, but I always wanted to learn how to weld. I'm currently taking a basic course on stick welding and I'm really enjoying it. As the finances get better, I plan on learning the other welding courses that are available. One of them is Mig welding. The tips you offer here are so well explained and easy to understand. I subscribed to your channel. It's never too late to learn a new skill.
How did you get on Jose a year later - did you complete your training?
Thanks Tim, best beginner tutorials on TH-cam!
This was perfect for me I missed my 1st day of school due to a breakdown at work, and I feel like I am caught up on what I missed, thanks. Today was my actual 1st day and 1st spark.
Damn this guy has the gift of gathering alot of info from experience and converting it into something very easy to understand. In other words a real teacher.
You are an awesome teacher, appreciate it sir. Can’t wait to get started 👍
When I taught myself to stick weld at about 1960 I was very frustrated by not being able to see the work through the mask. One day I had to weld something outside. I pulled the mask down and I could see the work in the bright sunshine. Revelation! I then rigged a couple of very bright lights near the welding table and after that I no longer had trouble seeing what I was doing. This was all stick welding.
I still remember my first project. We went to a metal scrap yard and bought 4 angle iron bed frames. Took them home and soon I had a welding table. Just an iron frame I could clamp things to and just that was very handy.
That's awesome! We get spoiled these days with the modern tech like electronic masks. I really love the old school, simple stuff. My tombstone Lincoln buzz box may be my favorite machine of all.
@@TimWelds that was the welder I was using.
Thank you, this was really well thought out and explained. I'm an engineer, specifically a senior system engineer/architect (aka technology). I've been building Harley Davidson engines and ground up rebuilds for almost 40 years (started in highschool at 14), I'm now 50. I've done everything possible to fabricate parts, fix parts, etc., BUT welding! I've always sent them out or went to a shop so obviously it's not the most efficient. I've always wanted to learn the art myself and known that welding was a critically missing and needed tool in my shop. I have stayed away from welding and didn't really care too much because honestly, I have access to welders and was always able to get it done, but this is very inefficient. The inefficient factor, plus I was always intimidated and didn't know where to start or wasn't sure I'd need/use it often enough to learn a new trade. All that, plus I'm a very accomplished engineer (so it's hard to ask for help). That being said, I found your welding videos and started learning stick weld. Your videos really helped me get started so I wanted to say thank you!
I bought an inexpensive stick welder from Amazon (just to learn and play around), but do you have any suggestions for decent but affordable stick welders, or do you think this will work for now? I'm only in the learning stage but I will be ramping up quickly as I learn and improve so I don't want multiple welders, but I also don't want a high expensive welder for playing around and ultimately building/Harley engine and frames (and/or fabricating parts or fixing parts):
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Like everyone else has said, thanks for making this video to help all of us beginners out. Exactly what I needed to know!
Great video Tim!! I'm going to go build a submarine!! I got this!! :-)
Let me join.😂
Ill join ya! Ill also invite a few millionaires to test it out underwater :DDD
Tim, you're great. I love your videos! You are such a great teacher and you're clearly enthusiastic about helping others. I bought a stick welder this week, in part because of your videos and I knew I would be able to learn a lot from you. Thanks!
This is very helpful. After waiting of a welder to show up for 3 weeks and he canceled again, I said screw it and bought one of the small stick welders. But no clue other than watching others until now.
I bought a used Lincoln 225 about 8 or so years ago for $150. I’m not a welder but every so often I’ll have a project so I have everything on hand I need and I have to practice longer than it takes me to even do my project .lol
I currently have a small project needing done so I’m here trying to get more pointers so I can get it done.
Thanks for sharing because it really helps folks like me who only welds a few times a year.
Hi, I am 🔥Kimchi Welder🔥 who is uploading welding videos in Canada. Your welding was a helpful video for me!👍👍👍😎😎😎
What kind of electrode do you use for welding cabbage?
My step father was a steamfitter and always had welding machines, gas, oxygen tanks, and a 4x4 truck to hold the tanks and go anywhere. Brings back memories when I see your videos! Thank you so much!
Very nice!!!!
Good memories for sure!
I'm 60 and always wanted to learn to weld. Great vid!
Great job. I have an automotive channel NSI garage and I learned quickly that talking into a camera is way harder then teaching someone in-person and you did a fantastic job
Thankyou so much for these videos! I've wanted to try welding for over 10 years and you've finally gave me confidence to splash out and give it a go ❤️
Hi Tim. Thank you for a comprehensive video! Much appreciated! Keep the videos comming pls. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Elbie Mostert SA 🔥🔥
Just got back from welding school, thanks for the lesson, maybe some of my tuition should go to you
To anyone watching this, and just starting. Get his course subscription. I watched videos and practiced for a few weeks just doing ok. I paid the couple bucks for the course and it’s helping. Albeit I wish I’d have started the course earlier than I had.
Thanks for the video Tim! You put some hard work into this video my man, its greatly appreciated! Clear, concise, and tailored perfectly for a beginner. These old welds of mine will be looking better instantly. Keep it up my man!
Thanks so much for taking the time to make these videos. In 24 min you clearly explained what my dad was unable to since he started trying to teach me starting when I was 5 until some 20 years later on different t projects. Much appreciated. I’m picking up an AC225 tomorrow for a steal so I’m going to get favricating
Excellent presentation. Just imagine how much tuition one have to pay to a welding school to learn what you presented here in less than 1/2 hour. Thanks.
I want to learn welding. So I'm watching this video. Thanks for sharing your idea. That's great.
hi Tim. thanks for a nice channel. I'm a novice and haven't done much welding lately. I have a big project , steel shed , and reviewing your advice gives me confidence for such a project, especially because the metal here out of the USA is a small fortune and I want to minimize my mistakes 😁
Your videos have given me the confidence to make a small wood stove for my shop using old propane tanks. Thanks brother
Hope you emptied them first lol
@@MrSbb2 lmao imagine
He's not only helpful but irresistibly soft mannered.
Thanks!
Liked and subscribed! You Sir are the best..!! I'm 32 and I wanna build my own E bike from junk yard scrap frame, with videos like this, I should succeed!
Thanks a lot for your work!!
This is such a good tutorial, thank you!
I've been on a TimWelds MARATHON!! Thanks for the vids... very helpful, as I'm an aspiring hobbyist welder!
One of the best explanations for stick welding
Thank you for your channel!
I'm western european and from one of the countries that exported the most metal-mechanics (metal strutures and parts) to the destroyed WWII european countries. You would assume that this tendency in the trade maintained but it didn't. Our government desindustrialized the nation like mad, to the point of only having one school of welding. I'm 1000 miles away from it, so your channel is very helpfull. I will buy a mma/mig/mag machine earlier next year and start to learn how to weld on my own with your tips.
Keep up the great work!
Great vid, lots of helpful info for anyone looking to get into stick. I learned on the job as a helper, welding on my breaks and lunches and became a mechanic. I really miss it, specially the smell of it.. lol
Student here and I somewhat do the same I try to learn online during break and lunch while at work so i can get better in my welding class.
Thank you, Tim. A beginner like me needs just what you have taught.
Great to hear!
People like you make this world better by sharing their knowledge. Garden tractor spring holder broke and I figured it was a good time to learn to fix it myself. Bought a small welder and some 6013 3/32 sticks and watched your video before I try some test welds and then fix the mower. You demystified everything so I feel prepared to get the job done. Thanks!
Seriously can’t thank you enough. I am/was totally green on the subject and now I feel a bit better about taking on my project. It’s people like you that make a mans life a little easier…
This is awesome! Thank you for that, great job!!
Thanks!
Thanks TIm, great video. Very clear, logically presented. One small suggestion would be to graphically annotate some of the weld shots. I don't know if that's technically do-able, but when you talk about the puddle, or the arc length, or favoring one piece of material or another, a big 'ol red arrow would show exactly what you're referring to. Another suggestion would be to plot out the order of things for beginners to practice. For example, stringer beads, then tacks, then butt joins, then fillets, etc.
You're a good man Tim. I want to thank you for taking the time to help us get started in this field. Much appreciated.
Tim, you are a smashing chap and a great teacher.
Best welding videos on TH-cam, no doubt subscribing. Thank you for all you do man! Stay up yo!
Awesome instructions for any beginner. Thank you so much for taking the time to showcase your skills and experience to help those like myself who are attempting to learn stick welding. Love your work
I had a kid in my welding class, and he wasn’t the brightest. He stuck the stick to the frame of a car we were working on and he pulled the lead off it, but he messed up when he tried pulling the electrode off with his bare hands, for whatever reason. He left the lead on there long enough to get the whole stick burning hot. Burned a line through his hands. Just thought I’d share. This video brings back good times 😊
NIce video. I have never arc welded but after watching your video I feel confident to give it a try.
Thank you Tim, I feel a lot more confident about learning this. Very helpful and clear
thank you sir,, for the effort to help us amateur welder like me..ive learn a lot of tips..
Thanks Tim very helpful to a 60 year old beginner 😁
Compact, well-organized and complete. Thanks very much for this short course in stick welding.
Awesome stuff! I've welded before, but it's been a few years, and I was nervous to start a new job this week.
Nerves are gone, and I'm feeling confident again. Thanks!
how's the job going?
@@bryantfree2373 Great! Just got off work. Things are going well. I'm just about 6 months in, and I've basically become the foreman's assistant. We are starting a new project, just him and I. So, I try to stay humble, but I feel like I'm kicking ass and taking names, so far.
Thanks Tim, That was well presented, informative and very helpful. Much appreciated 👍
Fantastic lesson. Can't wait to do my first welding DIY. Thanks Tim
I don't even own a welder. This guy is very easy to listen to.
Thank you for this wonderful and comprehensive tutorial for beginners. I would really appreciate if you may kindly provide measurements in metrics, because I feel like blindfolded when a tutorial talks in inches. 🙂
Lol I was lucky enough to have been at school when real measurements (feet and inches) were used and then it changed to rip off the public with smaller sizes for the same money metric come into play .
It's easy to convert, most rulers have centimetres and inches on the same side.
@@PeakyBlinder Um no. VERY VERY NO.
It's horrific to convert because not only are the units not set to the same base (inches out of twelve, feet out of three, furlongs out of ...40, I think it was?) the units don't even convert evenly to each other! Just LISTENING to all that fraction garbage is confusing, I can't even imagine having to mentally visualise all those fractions so you can see which is bigger than which.
Metric, meanwhile, sets everything to base10 and allows interoperability because the units convert to eachother easily and intuitively. One watt, one meter, one joule.
@@InservioLetum yea but a yard 4tf turned into a metre 39. Bla bla, it was so easy to decide an inch into 32/ 16/ 14/ ect,
Now it's 1 mill 5 mill .
I use both at work and it confuses the hell out of the labours when I say cut it at 6ft 2.
Lol.
@@PeakyBlinder
Counting out of ten is confusing to you? How on earth do you pay rent or buy groceries??? You even have ten fingers! You decidedly do not have twelve thumbs, nor three feet, nor fourty forearms. The very young may not yet grasp arithmetic and resort to memorising times tables, but the era of the sliderule and log tables is very much over my friend :)
@@InservioLetum Give peaky blinder a break, he's only explaining his side , he doesn't deserve someone ripping into him cos he prefers ft & inches to mm ..
Wow! You just saved me from college lol. Thanks!
I wish I could give this several thumbs up! Exhaustive detail, love it thanks 🥰
Amazing videos and wonderful ability to teach, great work. Have no welded in 20 years and it's great to have such a straight forward and coherent walk through of everything. You rock.
Makes me pumped to start welding school in August! Thank you 🙏🏽
Just started last week, it's fun but kinda hard at first..
@@brandonzamora8591 How much was it?
Hey girl how is school going so far ? Because I’m thinking about going for welder as well.
Wow female welders times really have changed
Great Stuff Tim, thanks so much for explaining the dark arts so well!
Thank you. I took classes years ago and want to get back to hobby welding. I mostly know what I’m doing but the refresher and tips are helpful!
This channel is a gold mine, when it comes to information and direction.
I appreciate these teaching methods, thanks.
Thanks for the great video, Tim. I'm re-learning stick welding after 50 years or so. I found an old Airco 250 A AC/DC in really good shape for $275 a while ago, it makes me look a lot better than I am. Your video is helping me get the basics going again, back to the foundations, so to speak. Thanks again!
Very cool! Those older machines are bulletproof!
That welder sounds like a *Bumblebee* - like the one someone I know has.
@@dennisyoung4631 Yes, it’s a Bumblebee. It works unbelievably well, super smooth.
@@gfp3141592 when I've used the one I'm speaking of, it runs 6011 very well. (DCEP). I found that Forney's was the least evil. 3/32, 60 amps, DCEP.
The Lincoln's - awful. "Demon-possessed fireworks."
I just got a buzz box and have no idea what I'm doing. Thanks for the info!
Thank you so much for making such a clear and organized video! Your presentation style is so easy to understand and you cover things in such good detail without being overwhelming. Great teaching! Much appreciated!
Thankyou for taking the time to teach us Tim.
I had feeling I know you, then I have realized you look like Keanu Reeves. Also thanks for stick welding tutoring.
Im in highschool school learning to weld and this is very useful info. i somehow skipped bigenners class so this is very helpful
The eye contact is serious. I learned so much. Thanks, bud.
I have an OLD Lincoln weld n power I’m gonna get running to fix some of my farm implements.
Anybody else under 16?
I started welding when I was about 13, and started doing little welding jobs when I was 16 or 17. I've found welding to be incredibly useful in my life and career. It's awesome that you're learning these skills at such a young age!
Thanks man I'm in a 3 week class with the airforce learning this stuff right now and for the most part this all matches up with what we are being taught. I'd love to learn stick more and make a hobby out of it
As a "new to welding" person I find your video very easy to follow- thank you.
Thank you for a great break down. Going slow and simplifying it for someone like myself. Really do appreciate it.
Go Tim! Way to pass on the important knowlage, this helped me out a lot, especially the work angle, travel angle and arc length theory! Thanks a lot!
Never done any stick. I'm interested to try the things you spoke about!
You make it look effortless!
Well done
Thank you for your knowledge, just got a stick welder today and wanted to get to know it. You’ve given me the confidence to start! 👏👏
Thanks for keeping it simple for an absolute beginner. Great video.
clear and descriptive. I will be using these for my son and i for both stick and mig. Well Done!
Thank you sir, I just started a job and I'm the only welder but I've only worked with mig and these guys have friggin sticks
Concise and very informative - just what I needed to get going with the old arc welder I've got hold of.
The best, most informative, easy to understand welding information period! Thank you very, very much!
Hands down the best instructional video on welding for beginners I´ve seen. Thank you, Tim.
Thanks so much for taking the time making this video! Appreciate you sharing your craft and expertise with all of us!
This is super helpful and very detailed. Thank you.
Thanks mate I’m an apprentice plumber and I’m at trade school atm and tomorrow we are arc welding and I only have 1 day to learn and complete assessment I feel heaps more confident after watching this!
I went to plumbing school as well and wasn’t taught how to weld. Are you trying to be a pipe fitter?
Thanks for sharing your experience this is exactly what I was looking for a never did any welding before and I'm looking for a new small DC welder. Thanks this is very helpful.
Thanks for taking the time !
Great video !
I'm ready to give it a shot !
Thank you! Appreciate your time in making this video.
I am just starting to learn how to weld and came across your video. I have to say, I think you were made to teach. You have a very straightforward and easy to understand way of teaching. Cheers and thanks for the vid!
Thank you for your patience, excellent coverage and detailed explanation. Thank you.
Hi Tim, I'm Tim from outside Toronto and I'm learning how to weld. Thanks for all your best tips and tricks and all the great idea's on welling. Take care.
Thanks , i am an welding beginner and practicing and learnig with an simple mma inverter, your video gave me some usefull trips for becoming better.
Just starting out. I’ve learned more from u in this one video than all the other guys I’ve watched. Ty so much. Subscribed!